Sydney FC to fight for A-League win: coach

Angela Habashy

Interim coach Steve Corica will stand for nothing less than three points in his first game at the Sydney FC helm in what will be a desperate clash with fellow A-League battlers Brisbane.

The former Socceroo will take charge of the Sky Blues for Friday night's match at Suncorp Stadium following Ian Crook's abrupt departure in the aftermath of Sydney's heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the Melbourne Victory and a 7-2 thumping by Central Coast the previous week.

As with their loss to the Victory, the last time the Sky Blues met Brisbane they also led for most of the match only to lose it in the dying minutes - the Roar scoring twice in injury time.

And Corica says his charges are still plagued by the dramatic loss to the Roar last season.

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"It's still in the back of the mind of course," Corica admitted.

"We had that game wrapped up, just like last week.

"So I think that's something we have to look at, not to obviously concede late goals like we have in the past and of late."

The Roar have had problems of their own, the two-time champions posting three straight losses to slump to bottom of the ladder with coach Rado Vidosic describing the showing in their last defeat - a 4-1 loss to Melbourne Heart last week - as "garbage".

"They've had three losses in a row - we've had two, so both teams are going to be fighting for victory," Corica said.

"We're not going there for one point - we're going there for three points.

"We need to get a win."

Meanwhile, the search for Sydney FC's seventh coach in eight seasons continues and while Corica is happy to perform his caretaker role, he is adamant he has no desire to replace Crook permanently.

"I'm not interested in the top job at the moment," he said.

"It's up to the club now to find the right person for the job but I'm happy with my job and being an assistant.